21 Mid-Atlantic
November 19, 2009
By Charlotte Kidd, Radnor, PA

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In My Garden

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These drought-tolerant succulents and coral bells proved to be excellent seasonal container plants, looking good into November.

Thumbs Up for Enduring Succulents

We arrived to put the courtyard garden to bed for winter -- remove dead annuals, rake and bag leaves, flame-weed between bricks, sweep, cut back perennials. Surprised, we momentarily put down our tools and admired the audacious sedums and coral bells in...
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Resources

Web Finds

Nature Makes Us Happy It's no surprise to us gardeners that being among plants and nature's gifts makes us happy....

Favorite or New Plant

Purple Vervain Also know as Tall Verbena and Purple Vervain, Verbena bonairiensis is a tender perennial (zones...

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Regional Reminders

  • Cut Back Sweet Autumn Clematis
  • Winterize Fountains and Statuary
  • Move Terra Cotta and Ceramic Containers Indoors
  • Don't Transport Firewood
  • Remove Leaves and Mulch from Under Shrubs and Trees
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